Stoneware Small Teapot with Incised Decoration

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Stoneware Small Teapot with Incised Decoration

MakerMade by Ray Finch (London, England, 1914 - 2012)

MakerMade at Winchcombe Pottery (Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)

StudentTaught by Michael Cardew (Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)

StudentTaught by Dora Billington (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)

CollectorCollected by Sandy Dunbar (London, England, 1929 - 2012)

Datec. 1995

Object NameTeapot

Mediumstoneware, slips, salt-glazing

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall (Height x Width of Handle to Spout x Depth): 128 x 193 x 119 mm,
Rim (Diameter): 77 mm
Base (Diameter): 64 mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.350

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About MeThis stoneware globular teapot with short spout s glazed in an oatmeal white slip (liquid clay) with a salt-glazed exterior which gives a mottled cream and light brown appearance. It is decorated under glaze with two bands of roulette impressed chevrons which enclose a meandering band of abstract incised loops.

Ray Finch was one of the UK's leading makers of tableware at the Winchcombe Pottery, near Cheltenham, where he led a team of talented potters. He embedded his own work within the standard domestic ware made at the workshop and was known for his wheel-thrown teapots. Finch's work is marked with his personal modified mark of WP (Winchcombe Pottery) followed by a small dot.